This Week: Tell Your Senators, Vote No on Huckabee ✍️ | The Greatest Threat to Jewish Safety is Fascism 🚨| Introducing Our Policy Center Team ⭐| J Street’s Haggadah Supplement 🕊️ | Our Democracy To-Do List 🗳️| And much more.
✍️ Tell Your Senators, Vote No on Huckabee: In response to Huckabee’s confirmation hearing to be Ambassador to Israel, thousands of J Street supporters are urging their senators to vote no. Add your name >>
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- Huckabee Endorses Annexation: When Huckabee was asked if he supported West Bank annexation, he answered, "Yes sir." When asked about the two-state solution, he suggested that Palestinians move to other countries. Share our coverage of Huckabee’s hearing on Instagram, Bluesky or Facebook.
- Our Response: Huckabee’s embrace of annexation, extremist settlers and fanatical Christian Zionism stands in stark contrast to the Jewish, democratic values held by the overwhelming majority of our community – and in stark contrast to Israel’s founding values of justice, equality and peace. Read our full statement >>
🚨 The Greatest Threat to Jewish Safety is Fascism: We’re witnessing America’s rapid descent into authoritarianism in real-time. We were shocked by scenes on Tuesday of a young graduate student at Tufts University, Rumeysa Ozturk, being ambushed on the street in front of her home and pressed into a car by masked agents – images straight out of authoritarian regimes that Jews spent generations escaping.
- Our Response: “It is simply chilling for us – as Jews – to see the rights of immigrants and minorities being undercut by state authorities in our name. Our history and our values compel us to speak out, and we call on the leaders of other major American Jewish institutions to speak out as well.” Read our full statement >>
- Act Now or Regret your Silence: “In the face of all that Bibi and Trump are doing, too many in our community still see the ‘left’ as a greater threat to their interests and values than the early-stage fascism taking hold in both countries.” J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami writes. Read Jeremy’s Word on the Street and subscribe for more >>
- Trump’s Crackdown on Free Speech Won’t End With Universities: MSNBC’s Ali Velshi argues that Trump’s attack on education is really about chilling free speech. Quoting our statement, he said, “If the administration was serious about fighting antisemitism… it might start by throwing out the slew of bigots and conspiracy theorists it has promoted to top positions in its own ranks.” Watch or read the whole segment here >>
⭐ Introducing Our Policy Center Team: While Trump and Netanyahu govern by chaos, we’re building a robust counter-agenda for lasting progress and peace. We’re thrilled to announce new additions to our Policy Center Team, representing the best and brightest thinkers on US-Israel relations, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the future of the Middle East.
- Why I’m Joining J Street: Ilan Goldenberg, former Middle East Advisor in the Biden and Obama Administrations and now J Street’s Senior Vice President and Chief Policy Officers, writes, “I’m excited to be joining J Street because of the progressive, pragmatic and absolutely essential role this organization plays within the Jewish community, on Capitol Hill and within the Democratic Party.” Read more >>
- Meet the Team: We’re bringing on a slew of former officials as fellows and contributors, including former Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Frank Lowenstein, former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Jen Gavito, former USAID West Bank Mission Director Larry Garber and former Chief of Staff to Israel’s Minister for Regional Cooperation Yael Patir. Learn about them here >>
🕊️ J Street’s Haggadah Supplement: This is the second Passover since October 7 and our hearts are heavy with grief for the hostages still trapped in Gaza and Gazan civilians facing airstrikes and starvation.
- To guide your Seder we’ve put together a Haggadah supplement offering readings and reflections to ground your Seder table conversation in these difficult times.
